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The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems

by: Geoffrey Chaucer; D. Laing Purves

Publication date: 2024-01-08

Topics: librivox, audiobooks, poetry, tales, Pilgrims

Language: English

Item Size: 4.4G

LibriVox recording of The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer; D. Laing Purves.
Read in English by Librivox volunteers
Generally considered to be the first book written in English (rather than Latin, French or Italian), Chaucer's magnum opus is a collection of stories as told by a group of pilgrims at Canterbury. It shows Chaucer's knowledge of a wide variety of story-telling styles, with oral storytelling being the norm at that time. It is widely believed by modern scholars that this work was unfinished at his death. This book also includes other poems, some of which are no longer attributed to him. David Laing Purves edited Chaucer's work to make it more accessible to more modern audiences, and has added many notes and explanations, which can be found in the text.(Summary by LynneT)
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M4B Audiobook 25-47 (350MB)
M4B Audiobook 48-59 (56MB)

Addeddate: 2024-01-09 00:13:35

Call number: 16149

Identifier: canterburytales_2401_librivox

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11.6M

00 - Preface by D. Laing Purves

47.7M

01 - Life of Geoffrey Chaucer

41.3M

02 - The Prologue

47.2M

03 - The Knight's Tale

52.6M

04 - The Knight's Tale Continued

38.0M

05 - The Miller's Tale

33.9M

06 - The Reeve's Tale

6.6M

07 - The Cook's Tale

5.2M

08 - Prologue to The Man of Law's Tale

54.2M

09 - The Man of Law's Tale

41.9M

10 - Prologue toThe Wife of Bath's Tale

23.9M

11 - The Wife of Bath's Tale

21.3M

12 - The Friar's Tale

32.5M

13 - The Sompnour's Tale

31.3M

14 - The Clerk's Tale

31.0M

15 - The Clerk's Tale Continued

27.6M

16 - The Merchant's Tale

28.6M

17 - The Merchant's Tale Continued

26.7M

18 - The Squire's Tale

47.8M

19 - The Franklin's Tale

13.5M

20 - The Doctor's Tale

34.4M

21 - The Pardoner's Tale

23.6M

22 - The Shipman's Tale

10.8M

23 - The Prioress's Tale

9.3M

24 - Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas

40.5M

25 - Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus

48.7M

26 - The Monk's Tale

34.6M

27 - The Nun's Priest's Tale

28.2M

28 - The Second Nun's Tale

9.0M

29 - Prologue to The Canon's Yeoman's Tale

39.1M

30 - The Canon's Yeoman's Tale

17.1M

31 - The Manciple's Tale

38.3M

32 - The Parson's Tale

31.2M

33 - The Parson's Tale Continued

5.1M

34 - Prayer of Chaucer

4.1M

35 - Introduction to The Court of Love

52.1M

36 - The Court of Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

26.9M

37 - The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

40.9M

38 - The Assembly of Fowls

29.0M

39 - The Flower and the Leaf (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

35.5M

40 - The House of Fame

31.2M

41 - The House of Fame Continued

23.8M

42 - Troilus and Cressida

24.6M

43 - The Second Book

34.5M

44 - The Third Book

32.1M

45 - The Fourth Book

31.7M

46 - The Fifth Book

40.4M

47 - Chaucer's Dream (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

34.0M

48 - The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women

15.0M

49 - Chaucer's A.B.C.

5.4M

50 - A Goodly Ballad of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

2.6M

51 - A Ballad Sent to King Richard

2.1M

52 - L'Envoy of Chaucer to Bukton

1.5M

53 - A Ballad of Gentleness

2.6M

54 - A Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse

1.7M

55 - Good Counsel of Chaucer

1.6M

56 - The Proverbs of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

2.4M

57 - Virelay (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

1.1M

58 - Since I From Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

2.4M

59 - Chaucer's Words to His Scrivener and Chaucer's Prophecy (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

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5.8M

00 - Preface by D. Laing Purves

23.9M

01 - Life of Geoffrey Chaucer

20.7M

02 - The Prologue

23.6M

03 - The Knight's Tale

26.3M

04 - The Knight's Tale Continued

19.0M

05 - The Miller's Tale

17.0M

06 - The Reeve's Tale

3.3M

07 - The Cook's Tale

2.6M

08 - Prologue to The Man of Law's Tale

27.1M

09 - The Man of Law's Tale

21.0M

10 - Prologue toThe Wife of Bath's Tale

11.9M

11 - The Wife of Bath's Tale

10.6M

12 - The Friar's Tale

16.3M

13 - The Sompnour's Tale

15.7M

14 - The Clerk's Tale

15.5M

15 - The Clerk's Tale Continued

13.8M

16 - The Merchant's Tale

14.3M

17 - The Merchant's Tale Continued

13.3M

18 - The Squire's Tale

23.9M

19 - The Franklin's Tale

6.8M

20 - The Doctor's Tale

17.2M

21 - The Pardoner's Tale

11.8M

22 - The Shipman's Tale

5.4M

23 - The Prioress's Tale

4.7M

24 - Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas

20.3M

25 - Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus

24.4M

26 - The Monk's Tale

17.3M

27 - The Nun's Priest's Tale

14.1M

28 - The Second Nun's Tale

4.5M

29 - Prologue to The Canon's Yeoman's Tale

19.6M

30 - The Canon's Yeoman's Tale

8.6M

31 - The Manciple's Tale

19.2M

32 - The Parson's Tale

15.6M

33 - The Parson's Tale Continued

2.6M

34 - Prayer of Chaucer

2.1M

35 - Introduction to The Court of Love

26.1M

36 - The Court of Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

13.5M

37 - The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

20.5M

38 - The Assembly of Fowls

14.5M

39 - The Flower and the Leaf (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

17.8M

40 - The House of Fame

15.6M

41 - The House of Fame Continued

11.9M

42 - Troilus and Cressida

12.3M

43 - The Second Book

17.3M

44 - The Third Book

16.1M

45 - The Fourth Book

15.9M

46 - The Fifth Book

20.2M

47 - Chaucer's Dream (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

17.0M

48 - The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women

7.5M

49 - Chaucer's A.B.C.

2.7M

50 - A Goodly Ballad of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

1.3M

51 - A Ballad Sent to King Richard

1.0M

52 - L'Envoy of Chaucer to Bukton

782.4K

53 - A Ballad of Gentleness

1.3M

54 - A Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse

891.7K

55 - Good Counsel of Chaucer

832.7K

56 - The Proverbs of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

1.2M

57 - Virelay (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

577.0K

58 - Since I From Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

1.2M

59 - Chaucer's Words to His Scrivener and Chaucer's Prophecy (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

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9.7M

00 - Preface by D. Laing Purves

43.4M

01 - Life of Geoffrey Chaucer

39.5M

02 - The Prologue

41.2M

03 - The Knight's Tale

46.5M

04 - The Knight's Tale Continued

35.2M

05 - The Miller's Tale

28.9M

06 - The Reeve's Tale

5.7M

07 - The Cook's Tale

4.8M

08 - Prologue to The Man of Law's Tale

52.3M

09 - The Man of Law's Tale

40.0M

10 - Prologue toThe Wife of Bath's Tale

16.5M

11 - The Wife of Bath's Tale

21.9M

12 - The Friar's Tale

38.4M

13 - The Sompnour's Tale

29.5M

14 - The Clerk's Tale

30.7M

15 - The Clerk's Tale Continued

24.8M

16 - The Merchant's Tale

24.8M

17 - The Merchant's Tale Continued

23.4M

18 - The Squire's Tale

31.1M

19 - The Franklin's Tale

12.1M

20 - The Doctor's Tale

32.0M

21 - The Pardoner's Tale

27.2M

22 - The Shipman's Tale

9.7M

23 - The Prioress's Tale

9.7M

24 - Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas

43.2M

25 - Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus

45.5M

26 - The Monk's Tale

30.8M

27 - The Nun's Priest's Tale

29.6M

28 - The Second Nun's Tale

8.4M

29 - Prologue to The Canon's Yeoman's Tale

37.1M

30 - The Canon's Yeoman's Tale

12.8M

31 - The Manciple's Tale

33.1M

32 - The Parson's Tale

27.0M

33 - The Parson's Tale Continued

4.7M

34 - Prayer of Chaucer

3.7M

35 - Introduction to The Court of Love

47.2M

36 - The Court of Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

22.8M

37 - The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

42.0M

38 - The Assembly of Fowls

26.0M

39 - The Flower and the Leaf (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

38.2M

40 - The House of Fame

32.7M

41 - The House of Fame Continued

25.3M

42 - Troilus and Cressida

25.6M

43 - The Second Book

36.3M

44 - The Third Book

33.5M

45 - The Fourth Book

28.4M

46 - The Fifth Book

35.9M

47 - Chaucer's Dream (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

35.2M

48 - The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women

14.1M

49 - Chaucer's A.B.C.

4.3M

50 - A Goodly Ballad of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

2.2M

51 - A Ballad Sent to King Richard

2.2M

52 - L'Envoy of Chaucer to Bukton

1.3M

53 - A Ballad of Gentleness

2.2M

54 - A Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse

1.8M

55 - Good Counsel of Chaucer

1.7M

56 - The Proverbs of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

2.0M

57 - Virelay (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

1.1M

58 - Since I From Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

2.1M

59 - Chaucer's Words to His Scrivener and Chaucer's Prophecy (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer)

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